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blair_fix, 3 days ago to random

The United Kingdom discovers the Jevons paradox.

As energy efficiency increased throughout the 20th century, so did energy consumption.

https://economicsfromthetopdown.com/2024/05/18/a-tour-of-the-jevons-paradox-how-energy-efficiency-backfires/

blair_fix, 3 days ago to random

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blair_fix, 5 days ago to random

Backfire on the blockchain!

As Bitcoin hashing tech got more efficient, guess what happened to Bitcoin's energy budget. That's right, it went (way) up. Another example of the Jevons paradox.

https://economicsfromthetopdown.com/2024/05/18/a-tour-of-the-jevons-paradox-how-energy-efficiency-backfires/

blair_fix, 6 days ago to random

Since the 1940s, computers have grown about a trillion times more efficient. But instead of using this efficiency for resource conservation, we invested it in computational sprawl.

A spectacular example of the Jevons paradox.

https://economicsfromthetopdown.com/2024/05/18/a-tour-of-the-jevons-paradox-how-energy-efficiency-backfires/